Installation guide

Physical Device and Logical Drive Monitoring
5-20 GAM Client v3.00 and WSAM User’s Manual
If write back cache is disabled, click the Enable Write Cache button to
enable the cache.
If write back cache is enabled, click the Disable Write Cache button to
disable the cache (and use write through caching).
If the Consistency Check button is enabled, you may manually run a
consistency check on this logical drive (as discussed in the next chapter).
Click Show Bad Data Blocks to display a window of all bad data blocks
found on this logical drive.
If the logical drive has been placed offline due to some external cause such
as a power failure effecting an enclosure, click Force On Line to return the
logical drive to an active state. A warning window appears asking for
confirmation of the force online procedure.
 Caution
Forcing a logical drive online should only be done in a
power failure recovery situation. Doing so at any
other time may result in data loss.
The Locate button allows you to locate the physical devices visually that
comprise this logical drive (only for new Mylex PCI controllers):
1. Click the Locate button.
The LED(s) of the physical device(s) will blink to reveal their location.
Figure 5-20. Locate Drive Message. Click OK When Done.
2. Click OK (see Figure 5-20) to end the locate operation and return to
normal status.
Click the Close button to close the dialog box.